Type: Private
State: Illinois
Website: www.uchicago.edu


Quick Overview:
Large classes, good facilities, computer labs and library. the city is great.

The word from: the Students

Dedication could be one of the words used to describe the general feel about the University of Chicago. With the best economics department in the country and one of the best libraries in the world, students have motives to be proud of their school. It's general consensus that it offers an amazing academic experience, the level of commitment is often felt through a sort of school spirit not from the sports teams but from the academic involvement. It may seem hard on undergrads with it's core program, which teaches them how to think differently in philosophy, literature and sciences. In the end they become very good and balanced thinkers with a whole new perspective on a lot of subjects, it is a tough core program but the results are palpable. Professors at UofC are incredible in their fields, very talented individuals and the great majority is very helpful and reliable but of course even with so much intelligence there are bound to be ones that aren't very good at teaching. The administration tries its best to make everyone involved in the school's academic life and often brings speakers to campus, let's student groups organize all sorts of events and cultural initiatives.

It's a hard working life at UofC, fast paced and with lots of work to be done. Much of the time is spent studying but even if people complain they love it, or else they wouldn't have chosen UC for their education. But even with all the hard work students know how to have fun, there are a lot of activities, movie sessions, concerts, plays, group discussions with interesting classmates, just talking about any thing they can come up with. There are still frat parties, although to a lesser degree compared to many other schools. Chicago's downtown is very accessible, full of resources, places to have an internship and going out at night too.

Students at UofC are very intense, involved with the world and its issues as well as opinionated in all sorts of subjects. There's no real stereotype, everyone has some kind of quirk about them. If it it had to be generalized the typical student is a nerdy, social awkward person, very concerned with academics and hard worker. But that's just a generalization there are all sorts of people at campus, very, very different from each other. Students are happy to be studying here and most even look down on other schools in particular the Ivy Leaguers.